EXEMPTION NUMBER: CASA EX27/2004
EXEMPTION UNDER SUBREGULATION 308 (1)
I, BRUCE ROBERT GEMMELL, Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer, under subregulation 308 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 (CAR 1988), having taken into account all relevant considerations relating to the interests of safety, exempt the AS332L and AS332L1 Super Puma helicopters (the exempt aircraft), operated by Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd (trading as CHC Helicopters (Australia)), from compliance with subregulation 207 (2) of CAR 1988 in respect of the requirements of paragraph 4.3 of section 20.16.3 of the Civil Aviation Orders.
Under subregulation 308 (3) of CAR 1988, the exemption is issued subject to the conditions specified in Schedule 1.
1. This exemption applies to exempt aircraft that are engaged in aerial work or charter operations.
2. Subject to clause 3, an exempt aircraft must be fitted with an In Flight Entertainment (IFE) system capable of transmitting public address announcements.
3. If an exempt aircraft is not fitted with a serviceable IFE system, a passenger on that aircraft must wear headphones that are able to receive normal and emergency instructions from the flight crew over the intercom system and he or she must then relay those instructions orally to the other passengers.
4. An IFE system must not remain inoperable for longer than the repair interval specified in the aircraft MEL.
5. Passengers must not be carried except in accordance with clause 2 or 3.
6. Where passengers are carried, passengers must remain seated with their seat belts fastened throughout the flight.
7. Where passengers are carried, every passenger must receive a comprehensive safety briefing before the flight.
This exemption starts having effect on gazettal and stops having effect at the end of June 2007.
[Signed B. Gemmell]
Bruce Gemmell
Deputy Chief Executive and
Chief Operating Officer
15 July 2004